With Venezuela declaring war on the black-market dollar (and any and all capitalist free-market activity that produces margins above government mandates) the stories of empty shelves of toilet paper and food continue - as do the bloody protests (despite President Maduro's proclamation that the 'terrorists' have been beaten).
#FullCommunism [4] CC: @JAMyerson [5] #SOSVenezuela [6] pic.twitter.com/woFt7RAG4b [7]
— Bill O'Keefe (@DefendWallSt) March 11, 2014 [8]
But to truly get a sense of life in Venezuela, the following image may bring back ugly memories for some...
People is marked like this in #Venezuela [9] to be able to buy food pic.twitter.com/A9kXrfvJeJ [10]
— Roberto Rodríguez M. (@esosiquetetengo) March 8, 2014 [11]